You voted. We tallied. The USA is a beer-drinkin', medium burger-chomping, watermelon-munching kind of country on July 4th, and we're totally cool with that.

Grab expert burger and steak grilling tips from our editors and readers and have a delicious Independence Day!

(Oh – and we learned we were dopes for not offering brats and brownies as main dish and dessert option. Apologies. What the heck were we thinking? We'll make it up to you by next Memorial Day.)

Favorite Picnic Main Dish:

Burgers 43%
Ribs 23%
Steak 12%
Hot dogs 10%
Chicken 7%
Veggies 3%
Other 2%
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Round 1: Main dishes & drinks
Round 2: Hot and cold sides
Round 3: Toppings and level of doneness

And now on to the sweet stuff.

Stay tuned for our Independence Day menu and tips for packing the best picnic, like, EVER.

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Burgers blazed by hot dogs, steaks and other mains to rank as top pick for your Independence Day picnics. Now - how do you take 'em?

Previously – Up your grilling game

Round 1: Main dishes & drinks
Round 2: Hot and cold sides
Round 3: Toppings and level of doneness
Round 4: Desserts

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On Day 1, burgers and beer blew past competition like ribs, steak, lemonade and cola to win your favor as most fabulous 4th of July main dishes* and drinks. Now sides are in the hot seat.

(*We sincerely regret the non-inclusion of brats & were properly told off for our omission in the comments.)

Round 1: Main dishes & drinks
Round 2: Hot and cold sides
Round 3: Toppings and level of doneness
Round 4: Desserts

See all our best grilling advice at Grilling 101

All week long we'll be taking polls to craft the USA's ultimate July 4th picnic menu. We'll share our favorite recipes, picnic tips and the most spirited comments and suggestions from our readers, so keep checking in. Things are bound to start sizzling.

Round 1: Main dishes & drinks
Round 2: Hot and cold sides
Round 3: Toppings and level of doneness
Round 4: Desserts

Previously – Up your grilling game

Try one of our spirited original drink recipes

See all our best grilling advice at Grilling 101